Three former Big Brother houseguests are heading to East Nashville Thursday for a live eviction watch party and meet-and-greet at BoomBozz Craft Pizza & Taphouse, with doors opening at 5:30 pm and the actual eviction airing on big screens at 7 pm central. Cameron Hardin, Rachel Reilly and Jimmy Heagerty are all set to appear, alongside Nashville native Heather Rich, who is listed as a special guest for the gathering at 1003 Russell St.
The event is presented by Kinetic Management, according to Nashville Lifestyles, and includes a live performance at 6 pm, professional photography, themed cocktails, and prize giveaways on top of the meet-and-greet. Organizers have also said more special guests could still be announced before the night is through. Tickets are available at tinyurl.com/bb28nashville, per the same listing.
Who's Showing Up
Cameron Hardin, who competed on Big Brother Season 25, was named America's Favorite Houseguest in November 2023 and took home a $50,000 fan-voted prize after surviving two eliminations during his 100-day run in the house, according to 13WMAZ. That outlet also reported Hardin auditioned for the show six times over several years and previously served as an alternate before finally landing a spot in the house. Beyond reality TV, Hardin is a U.S. Army combat veteran, musician and former radio DJ who launched the veteran-focused podcast and interview show RealTOC in March 2026.
Rachel Reilly brings her own Big Brother pedigree to the East Nashville event. She won Season 13 back in 2011 and has since built a reality TV career spanning The Amazing Race, The Traitors and Celebrity Fear Factor, having also competed on Season 12 before her championship run. Reilly made a surprise cameo during the July 2026 premiere of Big Brother Season 28, part of a time-travel twist where she was humorously eliminated in a volcano challenge designed as a stunt for the season's Time Trip theme.
Jimmy Heagerty rounds out the trio of alumni. He competed on Season 27 in 2025 as a 25-year-old strategy consultant from Washington, D.C., before his eviction on Day 31 following a volatile Head of Household reign; he was also one of two out LGBTQ+ houseguests featured that season.
The Season Fueling the Party
Big Brother Season 28 premiered on CBS on July 9, 2026, bringing 17 houseguests together for an 87-day competition built around the time-travel theme Big Brother: Time Trip. The season carries a $750,000 grand prize and is hosted by Julie Chen Moonves. CBS has expanded the show's footprint well beyond the weekly broadcasts, offering 24/7 live feeds on Paramount+ and a biweekly companion series called Big Brother: Unlocked, a structure that has helped sustain the kind of live watch-party culture on display Thursday at BoomBozz.
Kinetic Management, which created the Facebook event for the East Nashville gathering, has also been expanding its own presence in the Big Brother fan space. The company launched an app called Sarah's BB Bible in August 2026 that tracks houseguest rosters, alliances and predictions in real time.
A Watch Bar Built for This
BoomBozz Craft Pizza & Taphouse, the East Nashville venue hosting Thursday's party, operates as an independently owned franchise known for gourmet pizzas, a full taphouse beverage lineup and watch-bar setups built for exactly this kind of live-TV gathering. The chain was founded in 1998 by Tony Palombino and has twice been named Best Pizza in America. Details on expected attendance and local ticket pricing were not specified in event materials, and it remains unclear whether additional surprise houseguests from recent seasons will make unannounced appearances alongside Hardin, Reilly and Heagerty.
